Kumar Gaurav

Educational Background
PhD in Engineering Science: Completed from Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) at Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CIMFR), Dhanbad. Your thesis focused on "Design of rock bolt bearing plate and its performance evaluation for improving support capacity of rockbolts in underground coal mines."
M.Tech in Mining Machinery Engineering (Mechanical): Obtained from Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, with a GPA of 7.7.
Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering: Completed from Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology, Chennai, with 70% academic excellence.
Professional Experience
Research Associate: Currently working at Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad since May 2024.
Research Fellow: Worked at Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad from May 2023 to May 2024.
Project Associate-II: Worked at Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CIMFR), Dhanbad from January 2019 to March 2023.
Lecturer: Taught at Subhash Institute of Technology, Giridih from May 2018 to January 2019.
Mechanical Engineer: Worked at Neo Carbon Pvt Ltd, Barauni from May 2015 to July 2016.
Key Achievements
Filed a patent for a pyramidal bearing plate for rock bolt reinforcement in underground mines.
Published a scientific paper on the evaluation of a novel pyramidal design of rock bolt bearing plate in Engineering Structures journal.
Contributed to various projects including the Development and Adoption of Real-Time Prognosis System (RTPS) for mobile machinery in Opencast Mines